The Mysterious Case of an American Epidemic of Vaping-Related Lung Injuries
Deep down every epidemiologist imagines themselves as Sherlock Holmes: equipped with little more than a magnifying glass and a good brain, they dream of becoming […]
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Five Minutes With: Professor Richard Sullivan
Our “Five Minutes With” series seeks to discover what are the habits, inspirations and obstacles that have shaped the careers of leading cancer researchers and […]
The idea of a population
Clinical predictions are based on past experiences of a given population. In this post David Armstrong, Professor of Medicine and Sociology at King’s College London […]
Screening iconoclasm series: Could you be more specific about what you mean by specificity?
In this post, Peter Sasieni argues that it is time to be more specific about our definitions of specificity and false positive tests. How will […]
Cervical Cancer: The Epidemic that never was!
Trying to say what would have happened is difficult. Alternate history is a type of fiction that explores what might have happened if a particular […]
Random Thoughts on Randomisation
Is random fair? On the one hand, we feel than random selection is the fairest way to do things. Which side gets to choose whether […]
Generating good evidence for new cancer treatments is seriously tough.
By Professor Liam Bourke, Sheffield Hallam University There are lots of reasons for this. The subject matter is complex. Capturing and recording prospective data in […]
Doug Altman – A Giant Among Statisticians
I’m sure there will be many obituaries over the coming days, and if you want a synopsis of Professor Altman’s accomplishments you can read his […]